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North Carolina Hospital Association  CMS Core Measures (inpatient & outpatient)  Board Quality Curriculum  340B Drug Program  AHRQ Culture of Patient Safety Survey  HIT Strategic Plan  Lean Culture Transformation Collaborative  Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems (HCAHPS)  Healthcare Leadership Quality Assessment Tool (HLQAT)  Trauma, Cardiac and Stroke System Development  Pediatric Emergency Care Pilot  Community Paramedic Program  Telehealth NC Center for Rural Health Innovation and Performance NC Center for Rural Health Innovation and Performance NC Office of Rural Health and Community Care NC Office of Rural Health and Community Care

North Carolina Hospital Association Core Measure Improvement Collaborative Commitment by 30 small, rural hospitals to improve core measure performance. Working to accomplish 95% process reliability. Partnership with NC Office of Rural Health, NCHA and CCME. Small, rural hospitals will enroll in the Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Reporting Program by submitting data for 11 quality measures for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Chest Pain (CP), Surgery, and Imaging Efficiency Measures. Purpose: Small, rural hospitals working together to achieve high reliability in CMS core measures. Outcomes: Over 200% improvement in pneumonia care and more than 120% improvement in heart failure care.

North Carolina Hospital Association Expectations: All CAHs participating by submitting relevant measures. Funding Source: Assistance made possible through the NC Flex Grant. Internet Resources: When: Enrollment starting October 1, 2010 To Enroll: Enrollment is online at For Questions: Contact Jeff Spade, NCHA for questions about the collaborative. Core Measure Improvement Collaborative

North Carolina Hospital Association 95% Reliability NC Top 10%

North Carolina Hospital Association 26.4% in 2004 NC Top 10% 203% Improvement

North Carolina Hospital Association 95% Reliability NC Top 10%

North Carolina Hospital Association NC Top 10% 122% Improvement 34.2% in 2004

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North Carolina Hospital Association Outpatient Quality Measures OP-1Median Time to Fibrinolysis OP-2Fibrinolytic Therapy Received Within 30 Minutes of ED Arrival OP-3Median Time to Transfer to Another Facility for Acute Coronary Intervention OP-4Aspirin at Arrival OP-5Median Time to ECG OP-6Prophylactic Antibiotic Initiated Within One Hour Prior to Surgical Incision OP-7Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients OP-8MRI Lumbar Spine for Low Back Pain OP-9Mammography Follow-up Rates OP-10Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material OP-11Thorax CT Use of Contrast Material

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North Carolina Hospital Association Board Governance of Quality Board governance curriculum on the critical topic of Improving Board Governance of Quality and Patient Safety. Organized as a four to six-hour board retreat. designed to help hospital trustees understand, evaluate and improve their governance of quality by creating a board action plan. Quality Curriculum may be offered as a one-day board retreat or a two-day session. Purpose: To improve Board Governance of Quality for 30 small, rural NC hospitals. Eligibility: Small, rural hospitals and CAHs (rural hospitals less than 50 ADC)

North Carolina Hospital Association Board Governance of Quality Outcomes: Conducted four pilot Board Retreat sessions, culminating in Governance of Quality improvement plans. Expectations: Hospital cost: $1,000 plus meeting expenses. Total value of Board Retreat: over $10,000 for facilitator, materials, and license fees. Hospitals are responsible for organizing the board retreat, scheduling meeting space, developing agenda and ensuring the participation of board members and senior leadership. Funding Source: Assistance made possible through the NC Flex Grant. When: Reservations accepted for Board Retreats starting November For Questions & To Enroll: Jeff Spade, NCHA

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North Carolina Hospital Association 340B Drug Program The 340B Drug Pricing Program is an outpatient drug purchasing program that achieves significant discounts for eligible hospitals. The 340B program was recently expanded to include critical access hospitals and lower disproportionate share hospital (DSH) requirements for sole community hospitals. Purpose: To enroll all NC rural hospitals that are eligible to participate in the 340B drug pricing program. Eligibility: Non-profit or public hospitals with a DSH percentage > 11.75%. All non-profit and public CAHs. Non- profit and public sole community hospitals with a DSH percentage > 8%.

North Carolina Hospital Association 340B Drug Program Outcomes: 56 NC hospitals enrolled, including 3 CAHs. Support: Technical assistance made possible through the NCORH and The Duke Endowment. Internet Resources: When: Enrollments are accepted quarterly. Application materials must be submitted 30 days in advance of the new quarter. To Enroll: Register through Office of Pharmacy Affairs, HRSA: For Questions and Technical Assistance: Jeff

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North Carolina Hospital Association The NC Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety has partnered with The Patient Safety Group to provide an electronic tool to administer this important measurement of culture. The AHRQ survey is easy to setup, simple to administer and the results are instant. Hospitals can benchmark results to the national AHRQ data. Purpose: All CAHs and small, rural hospitals (< 30 ADC) to perform AHRQ survey to guide quality and patient safety improvements. Eligibility: CAHs and small, rural hospitals (< 30 ADC). AHRQ Culture of Patient Safety Survey

North Carolina Hospital Association AHRQ Culture of Patient Safety Survey Expectations: Conduct AHRQ survey, review comparative results and participate in collaborative learning opportunities. Cost: Enrollment with Patient Safety Group is subsidized. Funding Source: Assistance to pay for survey and access to tools provided by the NC Center for Hospital Quality and the NC Flex Grant. Internet Resources: When: Reservations accepted from CAH and small, rural hospitals starting October To Enroll: Dean Higgins, NC Center for Hospital Quality (919)

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North Carolina Hospital Association A national, standardized survey instrument and data collection methodology for measuring patients’ perceptions of their hospital experience and their perspectives of care. Purpose: To ensure that all small, rural hospitals and CAHs collect, report and improve HCAHPS measures. Eligibility: All hospitals are eligible for technical assistance. Outcomes: 11 CAHs currently reporting HCAHPS measures. Funding Source: Assistance made possible through the NC Flex Grant. Internet Resources: To Enroll: Complete an application for Flex Funding. For Questions: Matt Womble, NCORHCC HCAHPS

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North Carolina Hospital Association 29 SHIP-eligible hospitals joined together to form the NC Collaborative for Medication Safety (NCCMedS). The pilot began September 1, 2010, through August 31, Purpose: To collectively improve the safety of inpatient medication delivery. Eligibility: Only SHIP-eligible hospitals can participate at this time. Expectations: Hospitals voluntarily submit SHIP funding for the project and are expected to participate in the on-site consultation and engage the hospital and medical staff in the medication safety improvement effort. Medication Safety Project

North Carolina Hospital Association Funding Source: 100% funded by participating SHIP-grant dollars Internet Resources: SHIP grant website: ng_id=64 NCCMedS website in development When: SHIP grant cycle deadline is April To Enroll: SHIP-eligible hospitals that wish to join should submit their SHIP application during the next SHIP grant cycle (April 2011) to be part of the NCCMedS. For Questions: Matt Womble, NCORHCC Medication Safety Project

North Carolina Hospital Association Purpose: A state-wide effort to improve the system of care for patients who suffer from traumatic injury, myocardial infarctions and stroke. Funding Source: Rural Trauma System Coordinator is funded 100% by the NC Flex Grant. To Enroll: Express interest in participating in a community assessment to Matt Womble, NCORHCC. For Questions: Beth Diaz, Rural Trauma System Coordinator with the NC Office of EMS: or General questions: Matt Womble, NCORHCC Trauma Cardiac and Stroke System Development

North Carolina Hospital Association Expectations: Hospitals and physicians drive this facilitated process locally and regionally. Staff and support will be provided for this effort but hospitals and their medical staff must take a very active and participative role in this effort to ensure its success. Funding Source: Rural Trauma System Coordinator is funded 100% by the NC Flex Grant. To Enroll: Express interest in participating in a community assessment to Matt Womble, NCORHCC. For Questions: Beth Diaz, Rural Trauma System Coordinator with the NC Office of EMS: or For general questions: Matt Womble, NCORHCC Trauma Cardiac and Stroke System Development

North Carolina Hospital Association Rural Hospital Lean Culture Transformation HIT Strategic Planning Community Paramedicine Program Critical Access for Pediatric Emergencies Rural Hospital Pilot Projects

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